Charlie
Souza was the
founding member & bass player of The Tropics, one of the Bay areas
most successful bands in the 1960's. Aside from the Tropics, Souza has
been a member of Mudcrutch, Cactus, Fortress, and White Witch as well.
Souza has also played bass with Tom Petty & Gregg Allman, is the
current bass player & Vocalist with The New Rascals & The New
Tropics, an active Tampa Bay area record producer, and the president of
the Tampa Bay Music Hall of Fame, as well as the Florida Musicians Hall
of Fame. In 2011, Souza published his autobiography entitled “Live
your Dream.”www.CharlieSouza.com